2.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moranbah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moranbah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 70% of adults in Moranbah are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. The town's economy is heavily driven by the mining sector, leading to high rates of full-time employment and very low unemployment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 71.7% of the workforce employed full-time, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This strong employment is reflected in the unemployment rate of 2.4%, which is much lower than most other areas.
70.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Moranbah, employing 40.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include accommodation and food services at 7.2%, and education and training at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The job roles in town reflect the local industry, with machinery operators and drivers making up 23.1% of workers, followed closely by technicians and trades at 22.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Moranbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314017/moranbah/topic/employment